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Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Farmers in Sissala in Upper West Region Commended for Controlling Worm Infestation

Farmers in Sissala commended for controlling worm infestation

1d ago | Source: GNA

Fall Armyworm infesting corn fields in Ghana

Dr Sagre Bambangi, Deputy Minister of
Agriculture, has commended farmers in Sissala for their effort at
controlling the attack of the fall army worm on their farms.
The Deputy Minister of Agric gave the commendation during a field
visit to some farms in the Sissala West and Sissala East Districts under
the collaborative programme of the Youth in Agriculture Programme
(YIAP) and Masara N’Arziki.

Dr Bambangi said touring through the farms, he could see evidence of
the fall army worm attack on the farms as well as evidence of the
efforts put in by farmers to control the worm and prevent it from
destroying their farm crops.

He said though government provided the chemical free of charge for
spraying, if the farmers had failed to put in the necessary effort to
control the worm infestation, the story would have been different and
that the resources would have been wasted.

The Deputy Agric Minister explained the partnership between YIAP and
Masara and said Masara had a track record of timely delivery, hence the
decision by government to partner the company through YIAP, an
initiative under the “Planting for Food and Jobs” (PFJs) programme.

Dr Bambangi said he was impressed with the manner in which the youth
had taken advantage of the YIAP/Masara collaboration to expand their
farms, hinting that such was the intention of government.

Enusah Zakaria, a 30-year-old Farmer from Buoti community in the
Sissala West District said last year he could only do 10 acres but that
through the programme he was able to farm 30 acres of maize this year
and hoping to increase to 56 next year.

He said when the fall army worm attacked his maize he was afraid of
losing his farm, but that upon receiving the free chemical for spraying,
he could now see that the worm was gone and the maize recovering from
the attack.

Iddrisu Bakuri, a 26-year-old graduate of the Wa Senior High
Technical School and Sulemani Badunkun, 40-year-old farmer who were both
natives of Kunkorgu community in the same district equally expressed
joy that their 30 and 40 acres of maize respectively were recovering
fast from the army worm attack after the spraying.

Both farmers, who are hoping for a bumper harvest, thanked YIAP and Masara for the support to fight the worm infestation.

Mr Samuel Sey, Executive Secretary of Masara N’Arziki, said the
experience gathered this year in combating the fall army worm
infestation has enhanced their readiness to handle the worm more
effectively in the next season.

Mr Klutse Kudomor, the National Coordinator of YIAP, said they have
observed in many of the farms during their tour to many parts of the
three regions of the north that indeed farms were attacked by the fall
army worm but not destroyed.

Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, urged
the farmers to be guided by the experiences of the worm infestation and
take proactive measures to avoid any of such in the coming season.

A farmers’ durbar was held at Bullu in the Sissala West District of
the Upper West Region on the theme: “Creating Youth Agribusinesses
through YIAP/Masara Collaboration”.

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